The pre-Covid19 lockdown news that Hassan Basajjabalaba, the former chairman of ruling party NRM Entrepreneurs’ League and frontman for a string of briefcase companies, has been ordered by court to refund hundreds of billions of shillings which he was paid as ‘compensation by government’ was not only profoundly disappointing but also sadly predictable. It depicts the failure of our judiciary, civil society and the media to maintain alertness, honesty, and impartiality in the fight against grand corruption. There is so much wrong with the verdict of the constitutional court delivered on 24th March 2020 that it is hard to know…
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